Various Verses Tours

06/10/2024

Springfield, IL…! Love you. Such a great night, sold out show, standing O, couldn’t ask for a better place to start the tour, couldn’t ask for better folks..thank you all so much. On to beautiful Nebraska City today for a show at Whispering Pines..!

06/07/2024

Headed out to the Mid-West for some shows starting June 9th in Springfield, Illinois..!
JUNE 9th - 16th Solo MID WEST TOUR 2024 - DATES
If you happen to know a few folks around Cincinnati, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri or Nebraska, please feel free to send them my way..!
Sunday, June 9th, 7pm Springfield IL, ’s Italian Imports
3132 Cockrell Ln, Springfield, IL 62711 (SOLD OUT)
Monday, June 10th, 6.30pm Whispering Pines, Nebraska City NE 2018 6th Ave, Nebraska City
Tuesday, June 11th, 7pm Grand Island Liederkranz, Grand Island NE
Wednesday, June 12th, 7pm Prairie Creek Inn - just outside Lincoln NE (2400 S 148th St, Walton, NE 68461)
Thursday, June 13th, 7pm Whistle Stop Antiques Belton Belton, 315 Main Street, Belton, MO
Friday, June 14th, 7pm Macomb Arts Center 25 East Side Square, Macomb, IL 61455
Saturday, June 15th, 7pm
Irish Heritage Center of Greater Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH - TICKETS https://www.simpletix.com/.../the-john-byrne-band-tickets...
Sunday, June 16 Private Event somewhere deep in Ohio

Pic by Bren Holmes Music

05/28/2024

JUNE 9th - 16th Solo MID WEST TOUR 2024 - DATES
If you happen to know a few folks around Cincinnati, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri or Nebraska, please feel free to send them my way..!

Sunday, June 9th, 7pm Springfield IL, 's Italian Imports
3132 Cockrell Ln, Springfield, IL 62711
Monday, June 10th, 6.30pm Whispering Pines, Nebraska City NE 2018 6th Ave, Nebraska City
Tuesday, June 11th, 7pm Grand Island Liederkranz, Grand Island NE
Wednesday, June 12th, 7pm Prairie Creek Inn Lincoln NE (2400 S 148th St, Walton, NE 68461)
Thursday, June 13th, 7pm Whistle Stop Antiques Belton, 315 Main Street, Belton, MO
Friday, June 14th, 7pm Macomb Arts Center 25 East Side Square, Macomb, IL 61455
Saturday, June 15th, 7pm
Irish Heritage Center of Greater Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH - TICKETS https://www.simpletix.com/e/the-john-byrne-band-tickets-171269

Sunday, June 16 Private Event, Ohio

The John Byrne Band is led by Dublin native and Philadelphia-based John Byrne.Their debut album, After the Wake, was released to critical acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic in 2011.

04/26/2024

On the Rocky Road to Dublin today with a stop off at Glendalough…tonight we play at Kennedy’s, 30-32 Westland Row in Dublin with Home Brew Folk featuring my brother Damien Byrne along with Simon Bushby and Finbarr O'Connor…it’ll all start around 8:30.

04/22/2024

Onward to Cobh tonight (Monday) for an 8:30 gig at The Rob Roy Bar, Cobh..!

04/17/2024

With everything that has been going on it's hard to believe we begin another Ireland Tour this weekend. There'll be thirty of us traveling the southern half of the country playing some tunes and having a blast. Here are the gigs if you happen to be over there, they are all going to be super informal and laid back, join us, join in and we'll see you there!

Saturday, April 20th 8:30pm - Opening Night Session at O'Flaherty's Bar, Di**le
Sunday, April 21st 8pm - O'Sullivan's OSullivan's Courthouse Pub, Di**le
Monday, April 22nd 8:30 - The Rob Roy Bar, Cobh, Cobh
Tuesday, April 23rd 8:30 - The Mauretania Bar, Cobh
Wednesday, April 24th 8:30 - Local, Dungarven
Friday, April 25th - 's Bar, Dublin (Downstairs Room)
Saturday, April 26th - Parting Glass Session at Wynn’s Hotel, Dublin

01/19/2024

You still have a few weeks to join our tour…here’s a photo of each town we’ll visit..Di**le, Cobh, Dungarven, and Dublin. Day-trips, music, pints and the feeling that you’re exactly where you’re supposed to be.

Here’s the pitch..🙂

You could be here! Stop dreaming and let us take care of all the details, and we’ll share songs, music and stories every night.!
Late April in Ireland is about as good as it gets. The days are getting longer, the newborn lambs are dancing all over the fields and the land has fully awakened from its winter slumber. Join us for a musical tour of the South and West and we hit Kerry (Di**le), Cork (Cobh) and Waterford (Dungarven) before heading up to Dublin. Four Star Hotels, Daytrips, Music every night and a feeling that you are exactly where you are supposed to be. Email [email protected] for all the details.

11/30/2023

Before Covid we played many evenings of the music of Shane and the Pogues around the area, it was always a fun side project for us to work on these songs. This was the set list from the last time we did it… in Manayunk Dec 2019 - We should plan a few more. (And yes, the Pogues did cover Eve of Destruction ..!)

11/30/2023

To the man who kicked Irish Music in the arse just when it needed it most, and maybe more than anyone, began my own love affair with it. Shine on Shane MacGowan

11/21/2023

Let’s gooooooo

… “Fly Eagles Fly” and “it’s a Philly Thing” in Gaelic! Plus the new band shirt..

They’re now up on my site at http://www.johnbyrneband.com/store2018.html

If you're having trouble with the site you can pay through Venmo..
Here's the details. PLEASE INCLUDE your size preferences AND your ADDRESS in the comments with your Venmo Payment. (Sorry for the caps but people forget all the time..!)
Sizes XS-###L, $24 for S-XL, $26 for XXL and $27 for ###L. SHIPPING is $5 for the first shirt (add $3 per shirt for additional ones...international folks, shoot me a message and we'll figure it out)
I’m taking orders through Venmo at JOHN-BYRNE-MUSIC. I have them in stock and they’ll be sent right away..!

10/07/2023

To follow our Ireland tour on Instagram follow us at various.verses.tours…! https://instagram.com/various.verses.tours?igshid=MzMyNGUyNmU2YQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

07/30/2023

Up the Dubs..!!! What a game..!!

07/30/2023

07/25/2023

Just a few shots from our South by Southwest John Byrne Band Ireland Tour, May 2023